Nutrition

In a world where “bigger is better” reigns, even food portions have been affected. Not only do we want to get more for our money, we want our food to...

Eating well with diabetes plays a central role in managing your blood sugar, can help prevent diabetes complications, and protect your body down to your DNA. Here are six tips...

With all of the different names for sugar, reading food labels these days can be quite challenging. One of the common ingredients found in today’s products is sugar alcohol. So...

Who doesn’t love bread, muffins, biscuits, cookies, and scones? There is something about these high carb goods that are oh-so-satisfying and delicious. As you already know, these types of foods...

I don't know if you've heard, but the United States has pretty much shut down and many of us are working from home. And according to Instagram, many of those...

With the internet and social media, new recipes are always available! You may see something that looks delicious and think “there’s no way I could eat that.” On the contrary...

There is a lot of discussion about a popular macronutrient lately. Coaches tell their players to “carb load” while, dietitians tell their patients to "count carbs” and some people avoid...

Adequate dietary fiber consumption is associated with a reduced risk not only for many digestive ailments, but also for cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, stroke, hypertension, obesity, prediabetes and type...

There are differing opinions on when a person should test his or her blood sugar to determine when and how high the peak is. The most common time I hear...

Living life with type 2 diabetes means being more aware of your carbohydrate intake than you're probably used to. The reason monitoring your carbohydrate intake is so important is that...

March is national frozen food month and I’m all for frozen foods, especially frozen veggies and fruit! Frozen veggies and fruits are chock full of vitamins, loaded with fiber and...

First things first: “Superfood” is a marketing term, plain and simple. It’s not regulated. It can’t be measured. The FDA doesn’t have a set definition for it. Still, there are...

You might not have heard of chromium. There are two primary forms of chromium. The first, trivalent chromium, is found in food and is biologically active. The second, hexavalent chromium...

Now that you have type 2 diabetes, you may feel that healthy eating has taken on a whole new meaning. Hopefully, your diabetes care team has spent time teaching you...

When I was first diagnosed with type 2 diabetes I did not know that cinnamon could be so beneficial for me. I stuck to what I was prescribed by my...

While food is necessary to provide our bodies with calories to fuel the many metabolic processes going on within our cells and to provide us with energy to go about...

Do you have a favorite recipe that you avoid making because you don't know what you’re eating or how to calculate the nutrients in it? For most of us living...

For years, high fructose corn syrup or HFCS has been a frequently discussed topic on the nutrition front. Many packages tout that they are free of HFCS and consumers assume...

Fall and winter holidays…For many of us, this is a time when we struggle to stay on track with healthy behaviors, especially eating habits. If this is you, don’t beat...

Gluten-free products are everywhere. Even big companies such as General Mills Cheerios® have gone gluten-free. Many people may be feeling like this is a diet worth looking into. So it...